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Buckingham Palace will open its revered balcony room to the public for the first time. Enthusiasts of the royal family can now embark on guided tours of the palace's illustrious east wing, offering a rare opportunity to explore the iconic balcony room where generations of royals have made historic appearances, as per a report by New York Times.

Nifty 50 ended marginally higher on Thursday, but the session witnessed volatility amid bouts of profit booking. The 50-stock index ended 0.4% higher at 22515 points. On the daily chart, the index has formed a hanging man pattern, indicating a potential bearish reversal in the short term, said Rupak De, senior technical analyst at LKP Securities.

Hotel bookings are up across the nation for travel to the line of totality for the solar eclipse.

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Neerja Kapur, Chairman-cum Managing Director, New India Assurance, reported a global written premium target of Rs 42,000 crore, with unaudited figures showing a total of Rs 41,860 crore for the financial year. The final figures depend on the trial balance and balance sheets. This translates to a $5 billion global premium. When asked about the premium breakdown, Kapur highlighted health as the top-performing segment, noting growth in health and motor segments. You recently closed your books of FY24. How much premium have you done in the fiscal? Has the company achieved the target or has it missed it? How far are you from the target? Neerja Kapur: We had targeted a premium of about Rs 42,000 crore, global written premium and we have completed the financial year and these are unaudited figures as of now. When we compile the premium completion of our domestic market with the premium completion of our foreign offices, the total premium of Rs 41,860 crore and these, of course, will be subject to the finalisation of the trial balance and the balance sheets. It translates into about a $5 billion global premium.

I wish to obtain a home loan for booking an under-construction property. Can you please guide me on how to go about it? When would I be able to get the tax benefits for the home loan for an under-construction property?

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd. gained 0.04 per cent to Rs 819.0 in Thursday's session as of 10:55AM (IST) even as the equity benchmark Sensex traded 357.13 points lower at 73519.69. Earlier in the day, the stock witnessed a gap up start to the session. The stock quoted a 52-week high price of Rs 909.0 and a 52-week low of Rs 412.0 on NSE. Around 10452 shares changed hands on the counter till 10:55AM (IST).

To most, professor Daniel Kahneman (1934-2024) is best known for his path-breaking explorations of how people’s decisions deviate from perfect rationality and the Nobel Prize he won for that work. For me, Professor Kahneman is someone who changed the course of my life. In the 1990s, I was an advertising professional.

book from Egypt that was written at the dawn of Christianity and is considered one of the oldest books in existence will go up for auction in June in London. The Crosby-Schoyen Codex — written in Coptic on papyrus around 250-350 AD, and produced in one of the first Christian monasteries — has an estimated sale value of $2.6 million to $3.8 million, according to Christie's. «It's right at that period, that transitional period, when papyrus scroll starts turning into codex form,» said Eugenio Donadoni, Christie's Senior Specialist, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts. «So, books as we know them today. And what we have in this book is the earliest known texts of two books of the Bible.»

Bharti Hexacom IPO receives lukewarm response on Day 1, issue booked 34%; check latest GMP The IPO price band for Bharti Hexacom has been fixed at ₹542 to ₹570 per share, with a face value of ₹5. Investors can bid for multiples of 26 shares, with a minimum bid of 26 shares.

red panda might be throwing its paws in the air, like a furry thief being apprehended, or a kitten may sit astride a tiny motorcycle. The supply of these endearing clips is huge. On TikTok there are 65m videos tagged #cute.

Regalia Gold Credit Card opens up a world of benefits and rewards, including a complimentary Club Vistara Silver Tier and MMT Black Elite membership on purchases of ₹1 lakh within 90 days of card issuance as part of welcome benefits. In addition, each time you hit a spend milestone, you can earn yourself vouchers from some of your favourite brands like Marriott, Myntra, Marks & Spencer, or Reliance Digital when you spend more than ₹1.5 lakh in every calendar year quarter.

₹225 apiece, a premium of 7.14% to the issue price of ₹210 per share, on the BSE. The stock began trading with a 2.5% premium at ₹215.25 per share on NSE. Soon after the listing, SRM Contractors share price was locked at 5% upper circuit at ₹236.20 apiece on the BSE.

Shree Cements Ltd. fell 0.15 per cent to Rs 26478.0 in Wednesday's trade as of 11:57AM (IST) even as the benchmark Nifty ruled at 22450.95, down 2.35 points. The scrip had closed at Rs 26519.65 in the previous session. The stock quoted a 52-week low of Rs 22601.3 and a high of Rs 30710.15. The company quoted a market-cap of Rs 95396.42 crore on the BSE.

Indian Hotels Company Ltd. traded 1.65 per cent up at Rs 614.95 on Wednesday at around 10:45AM (IST), while the benchmark BSE Sensex advanced 5.86 points to 73909.77. As many as 48,759 shares changed hands on the counter with a total value of Rs 2.97 crore.

Marquee anchor investors, who participated in the anchor book include Capital Group, Fidelity Funds, ADIA, Morgan Stanley among others.

Sam Raimi direct 'Avengers: Secret Wars'? After 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' proved itself to be an instant superhit with a box office collection of $955.8 million, Raimi's name and fame have soared to dizzying heights. Naturally, Marvel has many reasons to trust Raimi with another MCU project. Though Marvel has not yet made any official announcement, the director who started with the 'Spider-Man' movie back in 2002, is considered to be the first choice.

Buy or sell stocks for today: Indian stock market snapped its three-day winning streak in the previous session dragged by profit booking in select auto and bank stocks and foreign fund outflows. Analysts expect volatility to persisist as investors will closely monitor the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) starting Wednesday, with the first outcome for the new fiscal 2024-25 (FY25) to be pronounced on Friday. The RBI's rate-setting panel is expected to maintain a pause on the key interest rates over the current economic growth trajectory and retail inflation data.

Amid this controversy, 'Harry Potter' author J.K. Rowling has been vocal about the impacts of the new hate crime law and has 'challenged' authorities to arrest her for her views on this law that, according to her opinion, was 'wide open to abuse', says a Guardian report.

Bhupesh Baghel was a «beneficiary» of the proceeds of crime raised through illegal Mahadev betting application, ED claimed that his associates «regularly received the proceeds». The charges have been made in a report, which is part of a 12-page FIR filed by Chhattisgarh Police against Baghel and 20 others. Last month, the state's economic offences wing filed an FIR against 20 accused under various sections of the Indian Penal Code in the alleged ₹5,500 crore Mahadev app case. «Baghel has been named by the promoters of Mahadev Online Book to be the beneficiary of betting funds. It has also been revealed by Chandrabhushan Verma (arrested ASI) that his OSD and political advisor were being paid proceeds out of Mahadev Online Book,» as per the FIR based on ED's probe.

TAC Infosec IPO last bidding date today: Issue booked over 400 times so far on strong NII, retail demand; check GMP The Aluwind Architectural IPO is offering 6,600,000 shares, with 3,135,000 (47.50%) allocated to Non-Institutional Investors (NII) and another 3,135,000 (47.50%) designated for Retail Individual Investors (RII). The Aluwind Architectural IPO was subscribed over 1.11 times on the third day of bidding. The SME IPO received 73,32,000 share applications against offered 66,00,000 shares on April 2.